Relationship Archives - Page 5 of 6

16 Nov 2018

Is Living Hard In India? Is Living Life Meant To Be Difficult?

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Love, Personal Growth, Relationship, Sabbatical, Spiritual | 2

There’s been a conversation going on around me and also on the internet about how living in India can be a bittersweet, intense and sometimes contradicting experience (Thanks Kat Kozell for those words). I’ve always wanted to visit India because of the great diversity that this country offers, from culture, … Read More

10 Nov 2018

One Pot Cooking and How It Creates A Sense Of Belonging

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Cooking Advice, Love, Relationship, Sabbatical | 0

One of the main intentions I had in coming to India on sabbatical was to see, feel and experience how one pot cooking feeds the sense of belonging to those that are participating in the planning, preparation, cooking and eating. What was revealed to me right away were some of … Read More

6 Nov 2018

Southern Indian Culinary Extravaganza – Kochi, Kerala – October 29…. Til now

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Cooking Advice, Love, Relationship, Sabbatical | 0

After staying with Reeta Gupta’s family and her home in Varanasi I’ve learned to appreciate what it means to stay at what they call a “homestay”. In a previous writing I mentioned how much I felt welcomed into their home with their gracious hospitality. Well… I found something similar here … Read More

4 Nov 2018

Rishikesh – Mussoorie – Dehradun – October 23-29

by Maurice | posted in: Personal Growth, Relationship, Sabbatical, Spiritual | 0

I realized that I forgot to write about my time in-between the sadhana mandir ashram and my trip down south to Kochi. To be honest… I’ve been so busy here in Kochi staying at LeLinda homestay cooking and exploring that I needed to slow down and rest the last couple … Read More

29 Oct 2018

Practice What You Preach – Never Take Things Personally – Everything Happens For Your Benefit

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Personal Growth, Relationship, Sabbatical, Spiritual | 0

10/29/2018 – I write this on the airplane traveling from Delhi to Kochi, India while 2/3 of the people on the airplane are a group of a “semester study abroad” college students from the US. I guess I needed to write this now. ???? “Everything happens for your benefit” … Read More

25 Oct 2018

Mystery/Uncertainty

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Personal Growth, Relationship, Sabbatical | 0

Having been in India for over a month now I have learned so much about this country, the culture and the people. A couple of the things I have learned are how much the people do not think they really lack anything even though they may be poor… and how … Read More

19 Oct 2018

From Varanasi to Rishikesh – October 17, 2018

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Relationship, Sabbatical, Video Post | 0

After 24 days in Varanasi it was time for me to make my way to Rishikesh for meditation and yoga. I know what you might be thinking, I just finished a 10-day vipassana course and in under a week later I’m taking another course in meditation and yoga. Yup, that’s … Read More

1 Oct 2018

Dinner at the Dairy Farm

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Cooking Advice, Personal Growth, Relationship | 0

Last night was a special night. I was invited to Reeta’s sons (Rohit) home for dinner last night. Rohit runs a dairy farm a few doors down and I was interested in how things were run knowing they would be very different from the USA, just not sure how different … Read More

30 Sep 2018

Foods of Varanasi…

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Cooking Advice, Relationship, Sabbatical | 0

I’ve been wanting to write about my experience with the food since I have gotten here and there’s been so much more on my mind other than the food. India has 28 states and in each state they have their own dialect of Hindi that is not universally spoken. The … Read More

26 Sep 2018

What is Success? In Business? In Our Relationships? – Day 4

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Love, Relationship, Spiritual | 0

Last night we had a beautiful conversation over cocktails and dinner with yet more new friends I was being introduced to. There was an elder gentleman grew up here in Varanasi and is charge of finance for a hospital and a woman from the Philippines on a photo-journalist travel journey. … Read More

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